In this timely SoundPractice podcast interview, Mike Sacopulos interviews Nancy Collins, VP at the American Association for Physician Leadership about their flagship publication, the Physician Leadership Journal. They discuss the editorial mission of the PLJ, the mechanics of submitting an article, how the peer-review process works, and how the collaborative process with the PLJ editorial team is helping to build the next era of physician leader scholars.
PLJ article topics are these: Careers, Communication, Finance, Healthcare Organizations, Healthcare Professionals, Health Law and Policy, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Patient Care and Quality, Technology.
Bonus! Listen to the end for the inside scoop on what reviewers look for in a quality manuscript, and pitfalls to avoid in paper submissions to any medical journal.
Contact Information at editor@physicianleaders.org
Submission Guidelines and Policies for the PLJ: https://www.physicianleaders.org/news/author-submission-guidelines-for-the-physician-leadership-journal
Society for Scholarly Publishing – Useful information on journal publishing
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2017/07/25/cabells-new-predatory-journal-blacklist-review/
Review a sample issue of the Physician Leadership Journal
Richard C. Boothman is an expert attorney specializing in the area of professional liability and litigation avoidance. His work on behalf of physicians and health systems has been nationally recognized. He has testified before the United States Senate on dispute resolution models and his work on the “Michigan Model” has influenced how many health systems handle professional liability claims. Join Mike Sacopulos and Rick Boothman for a deep dive into the principles of the “Michigan Model,” methods of reasoned and humane methods of handling medical malpractice, and a glimpse into legal and privacy issues surrounding the use of telehealth.
Richard C. Boothman
Boothman Consulting Group, LLC
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Medical School, Dept of Surgery
Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy
boothman@umich.edu
BoardSource is a leader in assisting nonprofit organizations fulfill their missions via smart, effective governance. In this episode we will be speaking with Jenifer Holland, Associate Vice President of BoardSource. Jenifer will guide us through the fundamentals of board member selection, initiation, and duties. From these sound fundamentals and organization will be able to meet it’s mission and thrive. Join Mike Sacopulos and Cheryl Toth to hear a practical episode on skills every physician leader needs.
Jenifer Holland, Jenifer.Holland@BoardSource.org
https://boardsource.org
What is the impact of art and music on patient experience and staff well-being? Can a view of nature improve the healing process? Which types of noise stressors have been shown to cause fatigue in ICU nurses? This SoundPractice podcast episode offers answers to questions like these and covers many other aspects of how the spaces that surround us can help or hinder health and wellness. Our guests are Esther Sternberg, MD, of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, and Lauren Rabb, Curator of Tucson Medical Center’s Healing Art Program.
Tucson Medical Center’s Healing Art Program (including the portfolio of its art collection)
Books by Esther Sternberg, MD: Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being and The Balance Within: The Science of Connecting Health and Emotions. Information about Visual Thinking Strategies
Lauren Rabb, Curator, Healing Art Program at Tucson Medical Center: laurenwrabb@gmail.com
Esther Sternberg, MD, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, esternberg@email.arizona.edu
Can Art Help Heal? Video of Dr. Esther Sternberg presentation
University of Arizona’s Institute on Place, Wellbeing, and Performance and Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
For physician executives and healthcare administrators, growing new doctors into great leaders is a key mission. In this no-nonsense podcast interview, Cheryl Toth interviews Nicola Hawkinson, DNP, RN, the Founder of SpineSearch, LLC, on proper onboarding and integration of new physicians into the healthcare organization, techniques to build a new recruit’s leadership skills, and pitfalls to avoid. Nicola Hawkinson has had vast experience in retaining and developing young physicians and she is here to share her philosophy with our SoundPractice listeners.
Nicola Hawkinson, DNP, RN
CEO and Founder, SpineSearch LLC
Nicola@Spine-Search.com
The discussion of healthcare is part of any presidential election cycle. Given the impact of Covid-19 and the number of Americans who have healthcare insurance connected to employment, this discussion will be amplified as we enter the 2020 election cycle.
This month, the AAPL will publish Ken Terry’s new book, Physician-Led Healthcare Reform: A New Approach to Medicare for All. Ken Terry has been writing about the healthcare field for more than 25 years. As a senior editor at Medical Economics from 1993-2007, he covered all aspects of medical practice business, focusing especially on managed care and health information technology.
SoundPractice hosts Cheryl Toth and Mike Sacopulos interviewed Ken Terry about his compelling and timely new book, one that puts physicians at the top of leadership and decision-making surrounding healthcare delivery and reimbursement models.
Ken Terry’s new book: Physician-Led Healthcare Reform: A New Approach to Medicare for All, publishes July 10, 2020.
https://shop.physicianleaders.org/collections/all/products/physician-led-healthcare-reform-a-new-approach-to-medicare-for-all
Ken Terry
https://physicianledreform.com/
Dr. Daniel Friedland is an expert on the science and practice of high-performance leadership and resiliency. He is also the author of the best-selling book, “Leading Well from Within: A Neuroscience and Mindfulness-Based Framework for Conscious Leadership.”
In this inspiring SoundPractice episode, Cheryl Toth (Tothie) interviews Dr. Friedland on how physicians can adopt a mindset of openness, kindness, and curiosity. In this time of uncertainty and doubt, stemming from Covid-19, he provides practical ways to stay focused on the important things – the critical role of physician leader and the capacity of physicians to elevate those around them.
Using principles of evidence-based neuroscience to discuss the basis of conscious leadership, Danny Friedland provides great takeaways on how physician leaders can inspire their teams.
Daniel Friedland, MD
https://supersmarthealth.com/
daniel@supersmarthealth.com
@friedlandmd
https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Well-Within-Neuroscience-Mindfulness-Based/dp/0997853808
Professor Mary Grace Flaherty, author of “Promoting Individual and Community Health at Your Library,” has extensive experience with libraries providing health information to the general public. This fascinating episode focuses on the many services that libraries provide and how health systems can partner with libraries to promote health and improve outcomes. Mike Sacopulos and Cheryl Toth also cover the role of public libraries in distinguishing poor and misleading health information.
https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/promoting-individual-and-community-health-library
In this episode we speak with Jeanne Pinder, Founder and CEO of ClearHealthCosts. Ms. Pinder brings her background as a New York Times journalist to bear on the murky world of healthcare costs. ClearHealthCosts has partnered with news organizations around the Country in an effort to bring transparency to healthcare costs. We will see healthcare pricing from a consumer’s point of view and discuss the related public health implications.
Jeanne Pinder
Jeanne@clearhealthcosts.com
https://clearhealthcosts.com/
